CDL applicant tracking system updates platform with new workflows to alleviate administrative burden and ensure compliance DriverReach, a mobile-enabled applicant tracking system for hiring CDL drivers plans to incorporate functionality that will enable efficient compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, a new regulation that goes into effect on January […]
Number of loads moved declined and load-to-truck ratios fell for all three equipment types With Thanksgiving occurring late in November, the holiday weekend coincided with end-of-month pressures. Spot truckload rates rose sharply on loads that were picked up during the week ending Dec. 1 as brokers tried to attract capacity during the short workweek, said […]
We continue to see plenty of evidence that points to inventory building ahead of tariffs The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with October data, showed a modest Volume Index, at 52.0 (SA). October’s slower growth followed a sharply stronger 59.6 in September. The Pricing Index returned to negative territory in October, at 45.8 […]
Werner Logistics was named Enterprise Business of the Year for its outstanding application of technology Werner Enterprises has been recognized as the Enterprise Business of the Year at the 2019 AIM Tech Celebration. Werner associate Marina Brown was also named the Tech Champion of the Year. “Werner Logistics continues to show our ability to differentiate the […]
The advisory board will be appointed by the FMCSA Administrator who will then report to the Committee on Commerce Women In Trucking Association (WIT) President and CEO Ellen Voie has been working with Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) on legislation to create a “Women of Trucking Advisory Board” with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). […]
Truckload Linehaul Rates Down -2.5% YoY Cass Information Systems says after increasing on a year-over-year basis every month for 22 months, truckload linehaul rates have now been negative for three consecutive months (-2.6% in August; -2.0% in September; -2.5% in October). In line with seasonal trends, rates increased sequentially in October (up 1.4%), as this […]
